Posted on 05/24/2024 4:21:00 PM PDT by RandFan
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. targeted Donald Trump over his administration’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, as he spoke to Libertarians during the party convention on Friday.
Kennedy argued that the former president and his administration had violated people’s First Amendment rights when they instituted health guidelines to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
“I think he had the right instinct when he came into office. He was initially very reluctant to impose lockdowns, but then he got rolled by his bureaucrats. He caved in, and many of our most fundamental rights disappeared practically overnight,” Kennedy said at the Libertarian National Convention in Washington.
“President Trump allowed his health regulators to mandate science-free social distancing, which undermined our First Amendment rights to freedom of assembly. We could no longer peacefully gather,” he said later.
Kennedy’s comments marked one of the most pointed set of remarks against Trump yet. Though Kennedy is widely seen as a long-shot contender between Trump and President Biden, recent polling has suggested he could be a spoiler for Trump in November.
Kennedy used much of his speech accusing Trump and Biden of infringing on Americans’ rights and constitution freedoms, saying he would do more to protect people’s rights to free speech and right to assemble.
Both Kennedy and Trump are slated to speak at the convention, with the former president delivering remarks on Saturday.
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Trump should say, “RFK, Jr. is correct. I did have the right instincts when I took office and I still do. I did get pressured into doing things I shouldn’t have done by the bureaucrats. Lesson learned. It won’t happen again..”
“He shouldn’t have pushed them for the better part of the last four years—or gone along with trampling our constitutional rights.”
Agreed.
The biggest mistake Trump made was calculating that putting Pence in charge of the task would perhaps insulate him from political fallout. Pence is a swamp creature and did everything he could to make it worse for Trump. Every. Thing. Based purely on his being a sellout to politics.
He already did. A year ago.
Only in blue states and counties, unless of course it was a "fiery but mostly peaceful" protest. State Health Departments are the power center for outbreaks as are County Health Departments.(too powerful really) Then there's blue cities who do whatever they want because they're commies.
Fauci recommended the BS but here in rural flyover country, we don't listen to people in DC much. We were somewhat back to normal in two weeks(to flatten the curve). That's about all it took for us to see the BS.
My covid unvaccinated wife worked at a nursing home that takes medicare. As per fedgov, required to take the jab. As per MO Health, religious exemptions accepted. The company accepted every single request for religious exemption, even the lamely worded version she wrote. They offered the jab to residents and one old woman is quoted as saying "you can keep that shit away from me".
Most everyone ignored the recommendations. We talked within 6 foot of each other, shook hands at the entrance to every chain store. Walmart workers took their breaks out by the entrance, pulled the mask down and chatted with the locals they knew.(peaceful noncompliance - freedom of assembly) Kids only missed 6 weeks of school.
Trump and/or fedgov didn't do that to you. YOUR blue ass commie state/county did that to you and yet you remain. JFK Jr at heart is a blue ass commie.
2nd amendment? Gone. Can I drive a full size pickup truck just because I want to? NO, you'll kill the planet. Can I heat my house with a wood stove with trees cut from my land? NO, you'll kill the planet.
Honestly, RFK Junior is doing that because as much of a complete leftist turd he is, he understands that is all he has.
Thing is, there are a lot of conservatives and Trump supporters who think Trump didn’t handle that well but they’re still going to vote for him because they understand much of that was politics.
My take on it, Trump was the chief executive. He was there to organize and take action, in my opinion, he was completely subverted and betrayed by the people who were in place to do the very thing he asked to get done.
And they did that.
Did you hear that disgusting testimony for one of the people who worked with Fauci? How he made sure that he covered his tracks regarding communications and freedom of information act requests (FOIA)?
His age said “Fauci was too smart to get caught in that”
My hopeful answer is that prisons are full of people who thought they were too smart to get Caught. It’s a dream, but one can always hope.
#1 where you say: That kept a new Hitler out of power.
Is just not factual, as DJT did have a full term. He showed no tendencies to be another Hitler. He improved the nation, for all people, not just whites, while simultaneously blaming POC, or legal immigrants for America's ills. He didn't even complain about illegals before he was elected, he complained about allowing unvetted people to just enter the country as had been happening for years by both parties in power.
The truth is, Trump won the 2020 election, and Biden is a usurper occupying the White House due to a stolen 2020 election. There is plenty of evidence that supports this claim. It is not just an unfounded claim. The reason this wasn't exposed and rectified at the time, was because the Republican Party GOPe wanted Trump out of office, because they too despised Trump as much as the Democrats & were more than willing to stop Trump along with the MAGA movement that threatens them as well. Because the Democrats & RINOs want to keep the gravy train trough open for business for their own enrichment.
Now that Biden & the Democrats are losing supporters in droves, that theft becomes less likely.
They are coming to Trump, because they all know they wee better off under Trump. These people are not going to take a chance on RFK Jr. who would have run on the Democrat Party ricket, had the DNC allowed hi to do so. That is the only reason he is going as an Independent.
He may be getting support now, but I doubt that much of that support will carry forth into the General election, because people will either return to Biden or go to Trump.
I honestly believe we have been seeing the Lord's plan playing out, because to regain this nation the people had to see the corruption this nation's government has been running for decades fleecing us all, while enriching themselves & their friends. Let's see how many people see the truth now.
Let’s for a minute just imagine what would have happened if Trump had gone his own way and defied The NIH, CDC, AMA, basically the entire medical establishment and made his own regulations regarding covid. It would’ve been Trump and a handful of Doctors that would likely be stripped of their medical licenses making COVID regulations. Meanwhile, most governors would be following the draconian guidelines of the medical establishment anyway. This scenario would’ve been suicide for Trump. He would’ve likely been impeached and removed from office and declared a madman.
The country would’ve also become unstable and
could’ve devolved into a civil war.
Good. I hope RFK keeps attacking Trump because that reminds people he is the Democrat alternative to Biden, not a Republican alternative to Trump. This increases the chances of his splitting the Dem vote rather than the Republican vote
RFK is correct about Trump and Covid... and nothing else. I wish Trump could admit a mistake, but it seems that he can’t.
💯 I agree with everything you posted.
I’ll add Trump saying he did not want the cure to be worse than the disease. I kept thinking,”He’s got it!” But No one stood with him. Hope he’s learned from that.
I don’t like anything that siphons off votes from Trump.
Every local and state election with a Dem winning and the Libertarian getting 2% or 4% or anything to enable it is bad.
With the entire future of our country at stake this time, we cannot have the luxury of thrown away votes, symbolic votes or feelgood votes.
Trump wins or the Republic is finished.
Exactly!
The assertion is that the CDC bureaucrats rolled Trump.
Had he stiff-armed them instead of yielding, we would have retained our rights instead of the mini-tyrants at the state level taking advantage of the chaos by robbing us of our lives and livelihoods.
RFK isn't right about this at all. His "science" on this is as sound anything else he says. What "mistake" is Trump supposed to admit to? Taking a very deadly pandemic seriously? He was only damaged because of false narratives by the media claiming he wasn't doing anything and didn't care if people died...when in reality, his policies saved countless lives and he and his administration were taking it seriously. Then we had people undermining him supposedly who were his supporters parroting the talking points of people like Louis Farrahkan, etc.
I don’t think that it would’ve gone down like that at all. All it would’ve done is gotten Trump removed from office and President Pence installed and the deep state covid op would’ve just continued.
RFK Jr praised China’s ‘organ harvesting’ threats to meet climate goals https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4236805/posts
RFK, Jr.: Climate Skeptics ‘Should Be at the Hague with All the Other War Criminals’ https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3206882/posts
RFK, Jr. wants me jailed … as a war criminal https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3211190/posts
RFK Jr.: Hog farmers bigger threat than Osama https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2178592/posts
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Wants To Jail His Political Opponents https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3206573/posts
Lessons in civility from RFK, Jr. https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3509601/posts
Robert Kennedy Jr. Blames Reagan For 9/11 [for rolling back CAFE standards in 1986] https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1855875/posts
RFK Jr. spreads blame for environmental woes in New Bedford speech https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1913559/posts
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Blames Fairness Doctrine Abolishment for Conservatism Popularity https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2479527/posts
RFK, Jr: ‘We have so much to learn from Cuba’ https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3243628/posts
RFK Endorses AOC’s Green New Deal, Calls for Climate Taxation https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4187998/posts
Watch RFK, Jr. lose it at climate change march when confronted about his hypocrisy https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3206578/posts
Andrea Mitchell Applauds RFK Jr.’s ‘Impassioned Plea’ for Obama to Stop Keystone Pipeline by Fiat https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3120692/posts
RFK Jr. Slams “Right-Wing Control of American Media” https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2967445/posts
RFK Jr: Right-Wing Controls American Media, Fox News Has Divided US to a Point not Seen Since Civil War https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2967311/posts
RFK jr: Sen. Inhofe is a “Call Girl” for Big Oil (But it’s OK to say it, he’s a Democrat after all) https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2855976/posts
Robert Kennedy, Jr.’s ‘Green’ Company Scored $1.4 Billion Taxpayer Bailout https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2808401/posts
RFK Jr. Claims Air America Was More Popular Than Conservative Radio https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2740193/posts
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Endorses Charlie Crist, Attacks Tea Party (Video) https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2606809/posts
RFK, Jr. 15 months ago: Global warming means no snow or cold in DC https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2446226/posts
Robert Kennedy Jr.: right-wing hosts spread hate https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271218/posts
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr: Innocent ACORN Defrauded by ACORN Workers https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2109548/posts
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: ‘There Is No Liberal Media’(video barf!) https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2021728/posts
Kennedy Calls Skeptical Politicians ‘Traitors’ and ‘Corporate Toadies’ https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1864440/posts
RFK Jr. Says AGW Skeptics Should Be Silenced https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1864945/posts
Video: Stossel Takes Robert F. Kennedy Jr. On For Traitor Remark https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1864510/posts
RFK Jr. Calls Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and Glenn Beck Lying ‘Flat Earthers’ https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1863207/posts
RFK (Robberbaron F. Kennedy) Jr. vs. Mike Gallagher on Energy Independence https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2033812/posts
The Incredible Shrinking Credibility of RFK, Jr. https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1644744/posts
RFK Jr.: Bush, Barbour to Blame for Katrina https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1473838/posts
RFK Jr: You know, my uncle was also shot amid a climate of right-wing hate https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2655920/posts
Flashback - Palin’s Big Oil infatuation [End of snow forever in DC] https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3387273/posts
RFK Jr says Donald Trump has ‘discredited the American experiment’
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7903551/Robert-Kennedy-Jr-says-Donald-Trump-discredited-American-experiment.html
By all means also go vote, and vote down ticket for Republicans, because we will still need Republican control, and this time we must become much more vocal to the lawmakers right out of the gate, that we didn't do in the 2 years that they too fought against Trump. We now know & see them as they really are with greater knowledge we now possess than we did back then as well. This is not only a fight for this nation. It's a Biblical fight for the entire world, of good vs evil. 🙂👍
He saved countless lives and it brought the pandemic to an end, all of the insane nonsense from conspiracy websites and snake oil salesmen not withstanding. That is indeed something for him to brag about.
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